Ours not to reason why, ours but to do and die.

Quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

I must lose myself in action, lest I wither in despair.

Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself.

Sin is too stupid to see beyond itself.

I the heir of all the ages, in the foremost files of time.

I the heir of all the ages, in the foremost files of time.

Believe me, than in half the creeds.

Believe me, than in half the creeds.

O earth, what changes hast thou seen!

O earth, what changes hast thou seen!

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees.

I cannot rest from travel; I will drink Life to the lees.

Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?

Dreams are true while they last, and do we not live in dreams?

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.

There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.

There lives more faith in honest doubt, believe me, than in half the creeds.

I am a part of all that I have seen.

I am a part of all that I have seen.

I am a part of all that I have met; yet all experience is an...

I am a part of all that I have met; yet all experience is an...

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk...

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk...

A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.

A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.

Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long

Blind and naked ignorance delivers brawling judgments, unashamed, on all things all day long

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Oh that it were possible, After long grief and pain, To find the arms of...

Love is the only gold.

Love is the only gold.

Old men must die, or the word would grow moldy, would only breed the past...

Old men must die, or the word would grow moldy, would only breed the past...

Man is the hunter; woman is his game. The sleek and shining creatures of the...

Man is the hunter; woman is his game. The sleek and shining creatures of the...

In the meantime, rest well and dream of large women.

In the meantime, rest well and dream of large women.

Men should think twice before making widowhood women's only path to power.

Men should think twice before making widowhood women's only path to power.